Charles Xavier, Xmas Vibe, Sat. 12/4/10

Called a “project deserving of a wider audience,” by JazzTimes.com, Charles Xavier will perform eclectic and creative interpretations of many traditional and contemporary Christmas songs from his Xmas Vibe CD, such as of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (The War is Over)” and the classic “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.”

Charles Xavier – The XMan Cometh to Your Town This Xmas.

Called a “Rara Avis” by the legendary Down Beat Magazine, Vibraphonist Charles Xavier is on tour on the east and west coasts in December, performing tracks from his lauded new CD, Xmas Vibe.

Called a “project is deserving of a wider audience,” by JazzTimes.com, Xmas Vibe features eclectic and creative interpretations of many traditional and contemporary Christmas songs, such as of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (The War is Over)” and the classic “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.”

Defying convention, Xavier’s Xmas Vibe is captivatingly jazzy, New Age and trance-like with delicate vocals, guitar, piano, vibes, chimes and bells, and sampling and technology. Enchanting, mystical, and abstract, Charles Xavier’s Xmas Vibe takes the listener on a creatively harmonious and melodious musical journey through a magical winter landscape of style and unusual flair.